
Movie
2015 · 2h 18m · PG-13 · Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
Rotten Tomatoes 93%Metacritic 80/100IMDb 7.7/10TMDB 7.2/10 (20,748 votes)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, is a 2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. The sequel to Return of the Jedi (1983), it is the first installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy and chronologically the seventh film of the "Skywalker Saga". Set thirty years after Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens follows Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, and Han Solo's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight in the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa and veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, a successor to the Galactic Empire. The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow.
Directed by J. J. Abrams
Box office $2.07B worldwide
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10+Plugged In rates it medium caution for kids and light for teens/adults; Common Sense Media calls it age 10+ with epic action.[1][2]
Representation: Both the movie's emerging hero, Rey, and the leader of the Resistance, Leia, are strong female characters.[1]
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J. J. AbramsDirector
Mark Hamillas Luke Skywalker
Cast & crew political lean — 2 of 60 researched: 1 left · 0 center · 0 right · 1 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.
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